Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department's decision to refuse parts of the request was not justified except in relation to those parts of the information which she found qualified for legal professional privilege. She found that certain records and parts of records came within the exception in Article 8(a)(iv) of the Regulations and that, in accordance with Article 10, the public interest in granting that part of the request did not outweigh the interest served by refusing it. She found that the other withheld records did not come within the exceptions in Articles 8 and 9 of the Regulations and she directed their release. She thereby varied the decision of the Department and directed it to make environmental information available to the Appellant. Her decision also commented upon the handling of the request by the Department.
Date: 27-10-2009
Case Number: CEI/08/0012
Public Body: Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(iv)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the information at issue constitutes environmental information within the meaning of article 3(1) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 21-05-2021
Case Number: OCE-93420-N1Y6Y4
Public Body: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1)